The logistcal issue with physical PS games post 2027

[CosmicSex]

ConsoleWarVet said:

CosmicSex said:

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Sony wants monopoly(and third parties)  A monopoly of what?
They want to increase game prices(mark my words ps6 games be 90- 100 dollars) They got to catch up to Nintendo and Rockstar first
They want to have less meaningfull sale's This is utter BS. Companies have sales to move stock that isn't moving.  They rather get a smaller cut than no sale.
They want 100% of the money I'm sure they do want 100% of the money like every company, but if they return to selling digital at retailers, the store will get a cut.
They want to take away your game whenever they please( ow boy this is 100% going to happen to many games) Why would they want to do this?
They want nobody to buy second hand games Agreed, because they are cut of of the sale. 
They want NO compition with games also being physical. I'm sure they do prefer digital sales for sure.  I'm not sure what you mean by competition though.
FUCK the gamers they are milking cows is what sony thinks. You are a drama queen.  These people aren't cartoonishly evil like you suggest.  Its standard fair for how corporations operate which is another subject in and of itself. 

A monopoly over the distribution of their games.  

If Sony is the only place to get access to a game, Sony then holds a monopoly on that access.  No secondary market.  No electronics stores.  Just Sony.  

Companies have sales to move stock that isn’t moving, but digital games aren’t stock. Sony doesn’t need to lower prices to sell digital games in the way that physical retailers need to lower prices to move stock to clear space.  Sony’s digital storefront will never be faced with the same urgency to move stock, which means prices will inevitably trend upwards for bargain hunters.  The ecosystem is closed when Sony has a monopoly to access their games.

With closed ecosystem, Sony can do whatever they want, because they will no longer be in the business of selling games, but selling access.  The price of that access can only go up (if Sony wanted to lower prices, they would not have raised them so many times), the amount of access that is sold can only go down.  Discs are forever, permission is temporary.  When Sony alters the terms of service, gamers can only pray that Sony doesn’t alter them further.

Perhaps consumers will switch to Microsoft, or Nintendo, but if Sony’s business practices are standard fare and the other corporations operate the same way, then the consumer’s situation has not improved or even changed in a meaningful way.  

Digital games are a great option.  They are very convenient and have undeniable advantages.  But when digital games are compulsory and a corporation holds a monopoly over access to those games…the advantages diminish.

That is incorrect.  They said in that statement that after January 2028, they will sales digital codes at retailers (code in box). This is the opposite of what you stated. This is actually a good thing because right now, we can only by digital through PSN.  It wasn't always this way.  So they are going back to allowing retailers to sale digital games which means we finally have digital competition again.    This plan was later reiterated by the CFO at the earnings call. "Following this date, new games will be available on PlayStation Store and at retailers in digital formats only."  Now I would like to see an option that would allow you to resale those games you get from retailers.  That is a valid concern.  You should be able to get the box to someone else and they should be able to then use the code or trade it in.  But it is incorrect to say that you HAVE to get game from them directly.  That is factually incorrect.